TODAY IN HISTORY

JANUARY 25

1890:Nellie Bly bested Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days by completing her circumnavigation in 72 days.

1890:United Mine Workers of America was founded.

1915:Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated transcontinental telephone service.

1924:The first Winter Olympic games opened at Chamonix, France.

1961:President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television.

1971:Charles Manson was found guilty of murdering Sharon Tate and six others.